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        <a id="ch-system-gdbm" name="ch-system-gdbm"></a>6.36. GDBM-1.12
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          The GDBM package contains the GNU Database Manager. It is a library
          of database functions that use extensible hashing and work similar
          to the standard UNIX dbm. The library provides primitives for
          storing key/data pairs, searching and retrieving the data by its
          key and deleting a key along with its data.
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              <strong class="segtitle">Approximate build time:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">0.1 SBU</span>
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              <strong class="segtitle">Required disk space:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">9 MB</span>
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          6.36.1. Installation of GDBM
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          Prepare GDBM for compilation:
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<kbd class="command">./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --disable-static \
            --enable-libgdbm-compat</kbd>
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            <strong>The meaning of the configure option:</strong>
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              <span class="term"><code class=
              "envar">--enable-libgdbm-compat</code></span>
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                This switch enables the libgdbm compatibility library to be
                built, as some packages outside of LFS may require the older
                DBM routines it provides.
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          Compile the package:
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<kbd class="command">make</kbd>
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          To test the results, issue:
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<kbd class="command">make check</kbd>
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          Install the package:
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<kbd class="command">make install</kbd>
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          <a id="contents-gdbm" name="contents-gdbm"></a>6.36.2. Contents of
          GDBM
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              <strong class="segtitle">Installed programs:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">gdbm_dump, gdbm_load, and gdbmtool</span>
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              <strong class="segtitle">Installed libraries:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">libgdbm.so and libgdbm_compat.so</span>
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            Short Descriptions
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                  <p>
                    <a id="gdbm_dump" name="gdbm_dump"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>gdbm_dump</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
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                    Dumps a GDBM database to a file
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                  <p>
                    <a id="gdbm_load" name="gdbm_load"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>gdbm_load</strong></span></span>
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                  <p>
                    Recreates a GDBM database from a dump file
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                    <a id="gdbmtool" name="gdbmtool"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>gdbmtool</strong></span></span>
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                  <p>
                    Tests and modifies a GDBM database
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                    <a id="libgdbm" name="libgdbm"></a><span class=
                    "term"><code class="filename">libgdbm</code></span>
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                    Contains functions to manipulate a hashed database
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                    <a id="libgdbm_compat" name=
                    "libgdbm_compat"></a><span class="term"><code class=
                    "filename">libgdbm_compat</code></span>
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                  <p>
                    Compatibility library containing older DBM functions
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